Leon, West Virginia One Place Study
Location: Leon, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: One_Place_Studies West Virginia United_States
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Leon, West Virginia One Place Study
Name
Leon is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River.
Geography
- Continent: North America
- Country: United States
- State/Province: West Virginia
- County: Mason
- GPS Coordinates: 38.749444, -81.958056
- Elevation: 568 ft (173 m)
History
The town of Leon was incorporated May 21, 1872. It consisted of one square mile. The original name was Cologne but was changed to Leon in 1880. No documentation as to why name was changed or who or what it was named for. It is the only town in Cologne District.
Leon was a thriving place before incorporation. The first cabin was built about 1798 on a hill overlooking the river by John Nelson, son-in-law of William Arbuckle.
A ferry used to travel across the Kanawha River from Leon to Southside. The ferry landing was adjacent to the property where I used to live.
The house I used to live in and where my stepmother still lives is a very large building that was a furniture store when I was growing up in the 1960's. My maternal uncle bought the building in the early 1970's and started a grocery store. My parents bought the store from him and continued the store until 1978 when we closed it. My parents were going to make two apartments out of the store but decided to live there instead.
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Sources
Wikidata: Item Q2175419, en:Wikipedia 
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